齢 — 17 strokes / Radical「歯」
道4Junior high level / 17 strokes / Radical「歯」
- On
- レイ
- Kun
- よわい・とし
- Meaning
- age; years
Origin
歯 "teeth" with 令: age was once judged by a creature's teeth — hence "age, years."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| レイ | 樹齢・年齢・妙齢 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 年齢ねんれい
age
- 高齢こうれい
advanced age
Example
年齢に関係なく学べる教室だ。
It is a class you can study in regardless of age.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)